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G7#9 Ukulele Chord

A raw, urgent sound containing both a major third and a minor third (augmented ninth = minor third). Made famous by Jimi Hendrix in "Purple Haze". A staple of blues-rock and funk.

Ukulele

Strings 3–2–1–2

How to play the G7#9 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–2–1–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 3 · little finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · ring finger

Notation for G7#9 chord

Other names: G 7th sharp 9, G Hendrix chord

Music theory name: seventh sharp nine chord

Common name: G Hendrix chord

Intervals and tones in G7#9 chord

Note Interval
G Root
H Major 3rd
D Perfect 5th
F Minor 7th
B Augmented 9th

All Variations

Open
3–2–1–2
Open
4–2–1–1
Fret 4
4–5–6–5
Fret 7
7–10–7–8

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys